El Salvador mourns victims of deadly helicopter crash

San Salvador, Sep 10 (EFE).- On Tuesday, the US government announced it would send aviation accident experts to El Salvador to investigate a deadly helicopter crash.

The crash, which occurred on September 8, claimed nine lives.

Among the victims was Salvadoran police chief Mauricio Arriaza Chicas. His death has deeply shocked the country, prompting widespread mourning and calls for a thorough investigation.

El Salvador's President, Nayib Bukele, attended the funeral for the victims in San Salvador on 10 September. The investigation aims to uncover the causes of the tragic accident. (Camera: VLADIMIR CHICAS).

FOOTAGE SHOWS THE PRESIDENT OF EL SALVADOR, NAYIB BUKELE, ATTENDS A FUNERAL FOR VICTIMS OF A HELICOPTER CRASH, IN SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR.

SOUND BITES: NAYIB BUKELE, THE PRESIDENT OF EL SALVADOR (IN SPANISH).

TRANSLATION: In that helicopter were people so crucial to us, all heroes who literally gave their lives for their country, in the line of duty. And I am not going to get ahead of the investigations because I don't have them, but something tells me that, whatever happened, it will somehow show us the heroism of these pilots. All of them had a long history in the institutions, in the armed forces, and in the police. What we did was look at who the best were and place them in more relevant positions. And the reason, by the grace of God but through these men, that we were able to identify the majority of gang members so quickly is because these people had already done the groundwork.